
Pro photographer Patrice Elmi has no need for fancy equipment as long as she's got her cell phone on her.
"I used to shoot with a 35 mm Nikon, and I used to carry it around with me all the time in my backpack," says Elmi, who studied photography at both the School of Visual Arts and the Pratt Institute in New York City. "So this one time I forgot it -- we were heading to dinner, and all I had was my cell phone. We got out there and I saw some stuff I wanted to shoot -- and I was thrilled with the results I got from my cell phone camera. I haven't really looked back."
For her new photo exhibit, 'Views From a Cell,' currently on display at the drkrm Gallery in Los Angeles, Elmi snapped photos using only natural early morning or late afternoon sunlight and her
LG VX8700's camera. No special lighting, no Photoshop. The photos she wound up with are surprisingly vivid, detailed and, well, art-like.
Elmi's 100 six-inch prints are on display at drkrm until May 19. Preview the show below.
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